Reel for fishing rods for long casts



Sept. 28, 1954 D. cUONz ETAL REEL FOR FISHING RODS FOR LONG CASTS FiledMarch 18, 1952 2 Sheets-Sheet l D. cuoNz ETAL L2,690,309

v REEL FOR FISHING Rous FOR LONG cAsTs Filed March 18, 1952- 2sheets-sheet 2 Sept. 28, 1954 m m m Fnaldo Team Z0 To' 7 aneZ CuongPatented Sept. 28, 1954 REEL FOR FISHING RODS FOR LONG CASTS DanielCuonz, Zurich, and Rinaldo Tamborini, Lugano, Switzerland ApplicationMarch 18, 1952, Serial No. 277,234

3 Claims.

Reels for fishing rods for long casts are known in many different forms,where a reel is actuated by a handle. These reels are made either forleft-handed or for right-handed persons. There is a great need for areel for long casts which could be used by left-handed persons as wellas by right-handed persons.

The object of the present invention is a longcast reel for fishing rods.According to the invention, this reel has as its characteristic featurea handle, and a driving device connected to this handle, which are fixedso that they may be be used on one or on the other side of the drivecasing. The purpose of the construction is to enable the reel to be usedby both left-handed and right-handed persons, by changing the positionof the handle and of the driving device.

The drawing shows a possible construction of the object of theinvention.

Fig. 1 is a side view of the reel for long casts; the side view ispartly in section.

Fig. 2 is a plan view to Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a view of section III-III of Fig. 1.

Fig. 4 is a section, similar to Fig. 3, with the handle in the positionfor right-handed users.

Fig. 5 is a section along line V-V of Fig. 1.

The long-cast reel, which is fixed by means of a bracket l to thefishing rod, has a flat drive casing 2. The front end wall 3 of thecasing has a housing for a ball race 4, which serves as a bearing for atubular shaft I which supports the reel cup 5. The reel cup is connectedto a flange of the tubular shaft by means of a screw l. A bevel gear 8is fixed by means of a screw 9 to the tubular shaft 6. A central shaftII can slide axially and rotate in the tubular shaft 6 and in bearing Iopposite wall 3. A spur gear I2 is fixed by means of a set screw I3 tothe front part of the central shaft and a line spool I4, adjacent to thespur wheel I2, can rotate on the central shaft. The line spool supportsa pawl I5, which engages with the spur gear I2 and which allows rotationof the line spool in only one direction. An axial bore IE in the hub ofthe line spool has a friction insert I6, made of rubber, leather, felt,or similar material, with a washer I1, and a wing nut I8 can be screwedagainst the washer. The end of the central shaft Il has a flat portionI9, which prevents rotation of washer I1. When Wing nut I8 is tightened,the friction insert I6 is pressed against the hub of the line spool andproduces a braking effect on the latter. The line spool has a windingarea which is conically tapered towards the front so as to enable theline to reel 2 off easily and to ensure that the ibait is thrown far.The fiat sides of casing 2 are closed by means of two side plates 20 and2I, which, when the screws 22 are removed, can be taken out withoutdifficulty and interchanged, if required. The plate 20 carries a boss 23with a bush 24. The boss supports a driving shaft 25 with a handle 26.That part of the driving shaft which projects at the inside of the plate20 has close to the end of bush 24 a pin 2l, which goes right throughthe shaft, and a detachable bevel gear 28, which engages with bevel gear8. A cam plate 29 is fixed by means of a screw 30 to bevel gear 28; partof the cam plate 29 forms the hub of bevel gear 28. At each of the endfaces of the hub a diagonal slot 3| and 32 is milled out and one ofthese slots, according to the arrangement employed, engages with the pin2l of the handle. The central shaft II is provided with a widened flatportion 33 with two opposite shoulders 34, 35. Part 33 engages withthese shoulders with the cam profile and is guided by it, so that thecentral shaft II slides backwards and forwards when the handle shaft 25rotates. Part 33 is also provided with an elongated hole 36, with handleshaft 25 passing through it. 3l and 38 are two pawls fixed on the samepin 39 and acting in opposite directions, under spring pressure; one ofthese pawls, depending on the side on which the handle is used, engageswith the teeth of bevel gear 28. The engagement of one of the pawls withbevel gear 28 permits rotation of the handle 26 in one direction. 40 isa trip button which, when it is pushed in the direction of arrow a,disengages pawl 3l or 38 from the bevel gear, because the inner part ofthe button pushes the pawls to the back. In order to enable the handleto be turned inwards when it is not in use, it can be turned round inthe bore in the head 25 of the handle shaft 25, and motion in the axialdirection is prevented by a spring loaded ball 42, which engages with acircumferential groove 4I in the handle. A nut 43, screwed on the end ofshaft 25, presses against an adjacent fiat face 44 of the handle andprevents it from being turned inwards. When the nut 43 is partly screwedoff, it is possible to turn the handle inwards. 'I'he line guide, madeas a semi-circular bent wire 41, is pvoted on trunnions 5|] by means ofa bearing fork 48, 49, in two opposite holes 45, l46 of the winding cuprim 5'. Between the part 48, or 49 respectively, of the bearing fork anda cap 5I screwed on the trunnion pins 50, spiral springs 52 engage eachwith their inner ends with the parts 48 (or ii9) of the line guide, sothat one spring acts on part 48, the other spring on part 129. Thus theline guide is spring-loaded on (both sides, so that its function is notaffected, even if one spring breaks. 513 is the locking pawl and 55 thetrip catch, which holds the locking pawl in position when the line guideis in the off position and the winding cup is rotating. 5t is a screwwhich fixes bevel gear 28 to the handle shaft 25. k

In order to change the long-cast reel from the position for left-handedusers (Figs. i to 3) to the position for right-handed users (Fig. 4) itis necessary, first of all, to take out the screws 22 and to remove theplates 2E) and 2l. Then screw 55 is removed. The two side plates are nowinterchanged so that the handle shaft, as shown in Fig. is pushed fromthe other side into the hub of bevel gear 28, and fixed again with theaid of screw 56. Finally, the screws 22 are replaced, and this completesthe ehangemver for righthanded users.

The advantage of driving the central shafty by means of the earn is thatthe cam cannot move out of its position or disengage even when it isunder a heavy stress.

The ball race bearing of the winding cup ensures that it runs freely.

While there is herein shown and described the preferred embodiment ofthe invention, it is nevertheless to be understood that minor changesmay be made therein, such as will fall Within the scope of the inventionas claimed.

Having thus described our invention, we claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent:

1. A reel for shing rods for long casts, comprising in combination, acasing having remove able side plates, a reel cup and line spool at oneend of the casing, driving mechanism in the casing in communication withthe reel cup and including a gear train having a bevel gear permanentlypositioned in the casing with its axis at substantially the transversecenter line of the casing and adjacent one of said side plates and ahandle rotatably carried by the other side plate and having a separabledriving connection with said bevel gear, said plates beinginterchangeably positioned on said casing with the handle in drivingcommunication with the bevel gear wherebgr the operating handle for thedriving mechanism rotates the driving mechanism in the same directionwhen the side plate carrying the handle is placed on either side of thecasing so that the reel may be used by either right-handed or lefthandedpersons.

2. A reel as in claim 1 the gear train including a second bevel gear onthe reel cup engageable 'with the aforesaid bevel gear for rotating thereel cup, a longitudinal shaft journaled in the casing extending throughthe cup and interittingly engaged with said line spool and coactingmeans carried by the first named bevel gear and shaft for effectingaxial movement of the shaft and line spool during rotation of the linespool.

3. A reel as in claim 1 the gear train including a second bevel gear onthe reel cup engaged with the aforesaid bevel gear for rotating the reelcup, a longitudinal shaft journaled in the casing extending through thecup and interflttingly engaged with said line spool, a cam element onthe first named bevel gear and shoulders on the shaft engaged by saidearn for effecting axial movement of the shaft and line spool duringrotation of the line spool.

References Cited in the le of This patent UNITED STATES PATENTS NumberName Date 2,314,616 Gaire Mar. 23, 1943 2,498,972 Duncan Feb. 28, 1950FOREIGN PATENTS Number Country Date L102,597 Great Britain Deo. 7, 1933924,148 France Mar. 3, 1947

